Kalhana, Kalhaṇa: 7 definitions
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India history and geography
Kalhana refers to the author of the Rajatarangini, a metrical historical chronicle of kings reigning in north-western Inda, particularly Kashmir. It was written in Sanskrit in the 12th century CE, consisting of 7826 metrical verses.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Kalhaṇa (कल्हण).—m. The name of the author of the Rājatarangiṇ.
Kalhaṇa (कल्हण).—[masculine] [Name] of an author.
1) Kalhaṇa (कल्हण) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—son of Campaka, poet. [Subhāshitāvali by Vallabhadeva] Ardhanārīśvarastotra. Report. Vii. Rājataraṅgiṇī, composed in 1148.
2) Kalhaṇa (कल्हण):—son of Bilhaṇa: Sārasamuccaya, on horses. Oudh. Xvi, 148. Zmg. Xxii, 323. Bühler 558.
Kalhaṇa (कल्हण):—m. (also spelt kahlaṇa), Name of the author of the Rāja-taraṃgiṇī.
Kalhaṇa (कल्हण):—m. Nomen proprium des Verfassers der [RĀJA-TARAṄGIṆĪ] [Lassen’s Indische Alterthumskunde I, 473. fgg.] [II, 18.] Der gedruckte Text hat fast ohne Ausnahme in den Unterschriften kahlaṇa (vgl. śihlana), dessen ungeachtet nennt auch [TROYER] den Verfasser der Chronik [KALHAṆA.]
Kalhaṇa (कल्हण):—m. Nomen proprium eines Autors.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Full-text (+57): Kahlana, Rajatarangini, Campakaprabhu, Helaraja, Campaka, Ratnakara, Monogamy, Mihirakula, Udbhata, Chavillakara, Providence, Itihasavid, Padmamihira, Ardhanarishvarastotra, Hushka, Jushka, Sahi, Hevakin, Jushkapura, Abhimanyu.
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The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 10 - Administration and warfare (found in the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita) < [Chapter IV - Socio-cultural study of the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]
Part 6 - Maṅkhaka: his genealogy and date < [Chapter I - Introduction]
Part 5 - Some prominent Kashmiri Sanskrit poets < [Chapter I - Introduction]
Surgery in ancient India (Study) (by P. P. Prathapan)
20. Notes and References < [Chapter 2 - The concept and practice of Surgery in ancient India]
17. References of Surgery in Rajatarangini < [Chapter 2 - The concept and practice of Surgery in ancient India]
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Part 6 - Relation with other works < [Preface]
Political history of Kashmir (from A.D. 600–1200) (by Krishna Swaroop Saxena)
Part 7.2 - Terms Related To Minor Officials Of Ancient Kashmir < [Chapter 15 - Administration]
Part 1 - Introduction to the traditional history of Kashmir < [Chapter 2 - Early historical gleanings]
Part 3 - Central Administration of ancient Kashmir < [Chapter 15 - Administration]
A Historical Study of Trika Shaivism (by Haroon Rashid Ganai)
Part 5 - Historicizing Trika Saivism (Cultural and Economic Context) < [Chapter 3 - Historicizing Trika Shaivism]
Chapter 5a - Impacting the Space
Part 3 - Historicizing Trika Saivism (Political Context) < [Chapter 3 - Historicizing Trika Shaivism]
Glimpses of History of Sanskrit Literature (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Chapter 15.2 - Introduction to the Historical Kavyas < [Section 4 - Classical Sanskrit literature]
Chapter 31 - Introduction to modern Sanskrit Poetry < [Section 5 - Modern Sanskrit literature]
Chapter 24.2 - Sanskrit Grammar: Katyayana, Patanjali, and Bhartrihari < [Section 4 - Classical Sanskrit literature]